Ever visited a place and felt ripped off or disappointed by what you found?
Well, a stream of disgruntled travelers have shared what they believe to be the world’s biggest tourist traps, in a bid to prevent others from making the same mistake.
A Reddit thread titled ‘What place is the biggest tourist trap?’ has garnered more than 4,500 comments to date, with a mix of places across the globe making the list.
One traveler advised against going to see
Are you striving to be seen as an in-the-know jetsetter who explores the classy, cool or unheard of places around the world when sharing your holiday snaps online?
If so, you should avoid these cliché destinations, according to London-based popular culture expert Nick Ede.
He explained to FEMAIL how some locations have been ‘over-done’ on social media and rather than looking exotic and exciting, travelling to those areas will instead make you seem like you’re following the crowd.
That’s not
Have you ever wondered which tourist attractions you can afford to miss out on?
Well, a fascinating map devised by SavingSpot has listed out the most overpriced hotspots across the globe according to visitors.
It analyzed TripAdvisor reviews of iconic landmarks across 134 countries and all US states to reveal which ones were deemed to be overpriced – whether because of the entrance fee, cost of parking or food and drink onsite.
The data recorded the number of mentions of
Don’t put your face too close to the gas – it could kill you in seconds,’ warns embryologist Emma Whitney, as a cloud of liquid nitrogen erupts from the steel tank in front of me.
The tank is one of several large freezers in this clinic housing hundreds of frozen eggs and embryos. One day, it is hoped, they will become babies. I’m the first journalist to have a peek at this store at the Evewell fertility clinic in West
A popular English landmark has been slammed as an “overpriced tourist trap” by people who visited.
Alnwick Castle, a castle and country house in Northumberland, was slammed by Reddit commenters.
The historic Grade I listed building was built in the 11th century but has attracted more visitors since it was used as Hogwarts in the first and second Harry Potter films.
A tourist wrote on Reddit: “Ever since Harry Potter it’s become an overpriced tourist trap for people coming on
Nirvana for frazzled middle-class parents or an overpriced Butlin’s for snobs? When it comes to Center Parcs, opinions are firmly divided.
Now Center Parcs UK and Ireland is up for sale. Its current owner, Brookfield, is hoping to cash in on the brand’s success and fetch as much as £5 billion (double what it paid in 2015) for the chain of one Irish and five UK sites which attract more than two million guests per year. So is it worth
